| The Villains series explores the corrupted origins of the minions of Takhisis, Queen of Darkness.. |
| The Villains |
| Before the Mask Spare the Rod In the bleak Khalisk Mountains, on a stormy winter night, a child is born amid hard words, ill will, and the ominous prophecy of a druidess. Young Verminaard grows up unlovely and unloved, trading friends and family for a dark romance with an evil, mysterious voice and the sinister weapon it comes to inhabit. Author: Micheal Williams & Teri Williams Review: None Cover Art The Black Wing The Rise and Fall of an Evil Dragon One score and six years before confronting the companions in Xak Tsaroth, the black dragon Khisanth is awakened from a centuries-long sleep. The world she had known as a young wyrm is gone, irrevocably changed by the Cataclysm. Now fully grown, she has much to learn about being a dragon in a world where her kind are feared as the villains in stories told to children. Her lessons are hard, learned at the hands of two achingly beautiful creatures who entrust her to save their race; an aging evil dragon who resents Khisanth's innate power; and the only man she considers her equal, one she would honor bt carrrying him into battle...if only he were not here sworn enemy. When a conspiracy at the highest levels of the Black Wing threatens the Dark Queens army, Khisanth realizes her true devotion to evil and is rewarded with a destiny handed down by Takhisis herself. Author: Mary Kirchoff Review: None Cover Art Emperor of Ansalon Ariakas was Ambitious. Vast armies durge across krynn, spreading shadows of evil dragonkind over the land. All these horrific forces follow the commmands of one man... Ariakas, the Emperor of Ansalon. Warrior, priest, nobleman, king...he attains glory and power by climbing over the bodies of his enemies. And his rise is aided by Takhisis, his mighty mistress. Yet, when the ultimate victory of evil looms, Ariakas must master his own ambitions-or oppose the Dark Queen herself. Author: Douglas Niles Review: None Cover Art Herick the Theocrat Death to Heretics! The words ring through the treetop city of Solace night and day. Hederick, as leader of the Seeker religion in Solace and self-ordained conscience of Krynn, leads an inquisition and vows to stop only when all who follow magic and the olds gods are dead. And Takhisis, Queen of Darkness, smiles. Herderick faces the false priest who led him to seekerism, a thief fleeing a death sentence, the beautiful white-robed mage who loves Hederick despite herself, and the power of the vallenwood trees themselves. Author: Ellen Dodge Severson Review: None Cover Art Lord Toede A Fiendish Bet In the depths of the Abyss, the domain of Takhisis, two dark powers aregue over the nature of true nobility. To see if the ignoble can be made noble, they return one of their evil-hearted sgents to life. They choose Fewmaster Toede, former ruler of Flotsom, recently dead from dragon fire. Well, is seemed liek a good idea at the time... The most outragous villain of the Companions of the Lance is once more loose on the face of Krynn, and he is a hobgoblin with a mission-to become noble, no matter who or what gets in his way. Author: Jeff Grubb Review: None Cover Art The Dark Queen Storm of Prophecy In a vision from her prision in the Abyss, the dark goddess Takhisis watches Fordus Firesoul, leader of a ragged band of desert rebels, assault the city of Istar and threaten her plans to re-enter the world of Krynn. But the goddess is known for having her own way. How can a mute slave, an ancient druid, and a cursed bard and her magical hawk-aided by a band of strange gem-encrusted elves-resist the magic of Takhisis and withstand her fury? Author: Micheal Williams & Teri Williams Review: None Cover Art |
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